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'''Lipton''' is a [[brand]] named after its founder, Sir [[Thomas Lipton]] who started an eponymous grocery retail business in the [[United Kingdom]] in 1871. The brand was used for various consumer goods sold in Lipton stores, including tea from 1890 for which the brand is now best known.
The Lipton brand today is owned by [[LIPTON Teas and Infusions]] after [[CVC Capital Partners]] acquired the business from [[Unilever]] in 2022.<ref>{{cite news |title=CVC agrees €4.5bn deal to buy
Unilever retained use of the Lipton brand for tea in [[India]], [[Nepal]], and [[Indonesia]] as well as for [[ready to drink]] beverages globally, such as Lipton Ice Tea, which are sold by a joint venture between [[Unilever]] and [[PepsiCo]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Editor |first1=Ashley Armstrong, Retail |title=Unilever agrees sale of PG Tips and Lipton to CVC Capital Partners |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/unilever-agrees-sale-of-pg-tips-and-lipton-to-cvc-capital-partners-wv3x8gz93 |date=27 May 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Unilever completes sale of tea business - Food & Drink Business |url=https://www.foodanddrinkbusiness.com.au/news/unilever-completes-sale-of-tea-business |work=www.foodanddrinkbusiness.com.au |language=en}}</ref> and not associated with LIPTON Teas and Infusions.
Unilever continues to produce instant soup mixes under the Lipton name in North America,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.liptonkitchens.com/home.html}}</ref>
==History==
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In 2011, [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals|PETA]] criticized Unilever for conducting and funding experiments on rabbits, pigs and other animals in an attempt to make human health claims about the tea's ingredients. According to the animal rights organization, Unilever decided to end the practice after receiving more than 40,000 appeals from PETA supporters and days before PETA made plans to launch its "Lipton CruelTEA" campaign.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Zelman |first1=Joanna |title=Unilever Ends Animal Testing On Lipton Tea Products After PETA Threatens Major Campaign |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/03/unilever-ends-animal-test_n_818225.html |access-date=10 February 2015 |work=Huffington Post |date=2 February 2011 |archive-date=10 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210171656/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/03/unilever-ends-animal-test_n_818225.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Unilever no longer tests their products on animals unless required to by governments as part of their regulatory requirements.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.unilever.com/sustainable-living/what-matters-to-you/developing-alternative-approaches-to-animal-testing.html |title=Developing alternative approaches to animal testing |publisher=Unilever |access-date=8 June 2016 |archive-date=7 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240307145200/https://www.unilever.com/planet-and-society/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Unilever reached an agreement in November 2021 to sell the majority of its tea business to private equity firm CVC Capital Partners for €4.5 billion. <ref>{{cite news |last1=Editor |first1=Ashley Armstrong, Retail |title=Unilever agrees sale of PG Tips and Lipton to CVC Capital Partners |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/unilever-agrees-sale-of-pg-tips-and-lipton-to-cvc-capital-partners-wv3x8gz93 |work=www.thetimes.com |date=11 July 2024 |language=en}}</ref> This included the Lipton brand except where Unilever retained its use for tea in India, Nepal, and Indonesia, for ready to drink teas globally, and for soup mixes in North America. <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ingredientsnetwork.com/unilever-to-divest-most-of-its-tea-business-but-news084340.html}}</ref> The sale was completed in July 2022, with the new company named ‘LIPTON Teas and Infusions’. <ref>{{cite news |title=Unilever completes sale of tea business - Food & Drink Business |url=https://www.foodanddrinkbusiness.com.au/news/unilever-completes-sale-of-tea-business |work=www.foodanddrinkbusiness.com.au |language=en}}</ref>
Due to the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]], LIPTON Teas and Infusions decided in August 2022 to completely withdraw from the Russian market and stop the production and sale of Lipton tea.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rbc.ru/business/01/08/2022/62e7d7229a7947d8ec86f2ee|title=Чай Lipton и Brooke Bond перестанут продавать в России|language=ru|date=2022-08-01|website=rbc.ru|access-date=27 August 2022|archive-date=27 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827142043/https://www.rbc.ru/business/01/08/2022/62e7d7229a7947d8ec86f2ee|url-status=live}}</ref>
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Lipton tea [[Tea blending and additives|blends]] are selected from many different plantations around the world, from well-known producing countries, including [[Tea production in Sri Lanka|Sri Lanka]], India, Kenya, and China.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.time-for-tea.com/producing.asp |title=Lipton Tea can do that: Producing the Finest |publisher=Unilever |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090111104522/http://www.time-for-tea.com/producing.asp |archive-date=11 January 2009 }}</ref> Apart from the usual black leaf tea, the brand offers many other varieties, including green leaf teas, flavoured black teas, [[herbal tea]]s, and milk tea in various Asian markets.
The Lipton Tea Innovation & Technology Academy was launched by LIPTON Teas and Infusions together with the Government of [[Kenya]] and the [[University of Kabianga]] in February 2024 to offer training varying from vocational courses to advanced degrees in tea growing and harvesting.<ref>{{cite web |title=Launch of Lipton Tea Innovation and Technology Academy, State House, Nairobi. | website=[[YouTube]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUnQx-J9zuE |date=22 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kabianga.ac.ke/lipton-tea-innovation-and-technology-academy-ltita-launch}}</ref>
In May 2024, LIPTON Teas and Infusions announced an agreement to sell its tea estates in Kenya, [[Tanzania]], and [[Rwanda]] to Browns Investments with the proceeds reinvested into [[East Africa]]’s tea industry. <ref>{{cite web |last1=week |first1=Stay up to date on the editors' picks of the |title=Sri
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===Lipton Cold Infused===
A range of specially formulated teas that infuse in cold water. Also variously described as “cold brew” or “real iced tea” .<ref>{{cite news |last1=Selwood2019-02-20T15:57:00+00:00 |first1=Daniel |title=
===Lipton Iced Tea===
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==See also==
* [[Sir Thomas Lipton]]
* [[LIPTON Teas and Infusions]]
* [[Brooke Bond]]▼
* [[Lipton Institute of Tea]]
* [[Cup-a-Soup]]
▲* [[Brooke Bond]]
▲* [[Tetley]]
==References==
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